Supplier Manager with German Ref. No: 7708

Lufthansa Group Business Services is a 100 per cent Lufthansa subsidiary. We offer shared services worldwide for the entire Lufthansa Group in the areas of Finance, Business Intelligence & Transformation, Human Resources, Procurement and IT, which we provide or manage ourselves.

It’s our goal to harmonize and standardize processes and to continuously make them more efficient and effective. We see ourselves as pioneers in digitization, as well as in the use and distribution of the latest technologies, for example in business process automation.

As an internationally operating company, LGBS is represented at locations in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Krakow, Manila and Mexico City and manages BPO providers in Germany and abroad. With the global network of foreign representatives of the Lufthansa Group's field organization, we are also locally anchored and active worldwide.

What do you need to have?

• Min. 2 years of experience on similar positions e.g.  in Procurement, Vendor Management, Supplier Management  etc.; preferably in IT area 
• Previous experience in preparing contracts; good knowledge of terms, regulations and legal aspects
• Good IT knowledge and overview about current IT technologies
• Very good command of English and good German skills
• Customer orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Good communication and analytical skills
• Diligent, independent and systematic approach to work

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading the supplier management process for the strategic IT Supplier for single or multiple business units within the Lufthansa Group for various types of IT services (software, hardware, consulting, maintenance, application operation and standard licenses)
• Ensuring strategic and operative IT requirements through the  strategic suppliers
• Supporting  with maintaining relationships with important  suppliers and internal customers and act as their business partner
• Coordinating contractual and legal aspects (contract- and claim-management, including contract extensions) together with Corporate  Legal and Claim Management
• Monitoring of performance  (e.g. KPI, SLA, Supplier Performance) together with technical Vendor Management
• Driving continuous improvement and implementing new technologies or automated solutions

What do we offer?